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Pirates at Rockies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1 — Its Friday, August 1 and the Pirates (47-62) look to build on their five-game winning streak as they take to Coors Field for a series against the Rockies (28-80).
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Royals at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1 — Its Friday, August 1 and the Royals (54-55) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (64-46). Michael Wacha is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Kevin Gausman for Toronto.
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Brewers at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 1 — It's Friday, August 1 and the Brewers (64-44) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (44-64). Jose Quintana is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Mitchell Parker for Washington.
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Astros at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1 — It's Friday, August 1 and the Astros (62-47) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (59-51). Hunter Brown is slated to take the mound for Houston, while Boston has not named its starter.
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Tigers at Phillies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1 — It's Friday, August 1 and the Tigers (64-46) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (61-47). Jack Flaherty is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Ranger Suárez for Philadelphia.
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Rangers at Mariners prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1 — Its Friday, August 1 and the Rangers (57-53) are in Seattle to take on the Mariners (58-52). — Jack Leiter is slated to take the mound for Texas against Logan Gilbert for Seattle.
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Dodgers at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1 — Its Friday, August 1 and the Dodgers (63-46) are in Tampa to begin a series against the Rays (54-56). — Clayton Kershaw is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay.
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Orioles at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 1 — Its Friday, August 1 and the Orioles (50-59) are in Chicago to open a series against the Cubs (63-45) at Wrigley Field. — Trevor Rogers is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Cade Horton for Chicago.
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Braves at Reds prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 1 — Its Friday, August 1 and the Braves (46-62) are in Cincinnati to continue their series against the Reds (57-53). — Bryce Elder is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Brady Singer for Cincinnati.
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Rays at Yankees prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 31
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Tigers Add Pitcher Charlie Morton From Orioles in Final Seconds Before Trade Deadline — The Tigers landed the 41-year-old starting pitcher before the buzzer went off. — One minute before the MLB's trade deadline on Thursday at 6 p.m. ET, insider Jon Heyman tweeted that the Tigers were still …
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Rebuilding Guardians trade pitchers Shane Bieber and Paul Sewald to contending Blue Jays and Tigers — CLEVELAND — Pitcher Shane Bieber is headed to the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays in a deal with the rebuilding Cleveland Guardians, who also dealt right-hander Paul Sewald in the division …
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Tigers bolster bullpen and perhaps pitching chaos with righties Finnegan, Morton, Sewald and Heuer
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Tigers bolster bullpen and perhaps pitching chaos with right-handers Finnegan, Sewald and Heuer
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Tigers bolster bullpen at trade deadline, acquiring Kyle Finnegan from Nats and Paul Sewald from Guardians
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Astros acquire Twins' Carlos Correa, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez — The Houston Astros reacquired Carlos Correa in a shocking blockbuster deal with the Minnesota Twins just before the MLB trade deadline Thursday. — Correa, a Rookie of the Year and a two-time All-Star in his prior stint with the Astros …
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Rangers add veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly in a trade with the Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — The Texas Rangers acquired right-hander Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, adding a veteran starter with postseason experience to fortify their rotation at the trade deadline.
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Mets find a center fielder in trade with Orioles for Cedric Mullins — NEW YORK — Turning their attention to offense, the New York Mets acquired center fielder Cedric Mullins from the Baltimore Orioles for three minor league pitchers before the Major League Baseball trade deadline Thursday.
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Mets acquire Cedric Mullins in trade with Orioles
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Mariners president Jerry Dipoto hopes his aggressive deadline moves lead to a World Series run — SEATTLE — New Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suárez made a point of interrupting president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto's post-trade deadline news conference.
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Cubs add pitching depth with Michael Soroka, Andrew Kittredge — The Chicago Cubs bolstered their pitching staff ahead of the trade deadline by adding right-handers Michael Soroka from the Washington Nationals and Andrew Kittredge from the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 8 biggest storylines to watch for on MLB trade deadline day — It's deadline day! Here are the biggest storylines: — A.J. Preller — Preller, the San Diego Padres' general manager, is again poised to be the king of the deadline. — The Athletic's Dennis Lin and I published …
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